Amir Shriki
Partner
AYA Acquisitions
(Lior Group, Shrikman Hotels, Aya, AYA New York)
Owner
1220 Broadway Suite 801, New York, NY 10001
AYA Acquisitions NYC portfolio
$350.2 million -elevator 55%, walkup 27%, condo 16%; Manhattan 100%*
628th largest portfolio by dollar value
598,258 sqft – elevator 66%, walkup 21%, condo 12%; Manhattan 100%
752th largest by SF
22 properties – Manhattan 100%
464th largest
596 residential units – Manhattan 100%
531th largest by residential units
0 foreclosures, 0 bankruptcies, 6 other court cases.
Person Activity past 24 months:
Buyer signatory: 2 for $99.7 million
Borrower signatory: 5 for $195.8 million
Top Ten Associated Companies:
Kokot Realty Enterprises (6), OakNorth Bank (2), First Horizon Bank (2), Bank of Montreal (1), HNA Group (1), Barry Leon (1), Tel Aviv Stock Exchange bondholders (1), Patriot Bank (1), BentallGreenOak (1), Derby Copeland Capital (1)
Top Ten Associated People:
Arthur Kokot (6), David Schell (1), Jeffrey R. Miller (1), Barry Leon (1), Hillel Lazarus (1), Christopher J. Alleva (1), Tommy Tran (1), Chris Niehaus (1), Jesse Hutcher (1), Matthew Golden (1)
Recent activity as signatory:
• AYA Acquisitions borrowed $94.1 million from Tel Aviv Stock Exchange bondholders for 225 East 63 Street on February 25, 2026.
• Aya Acquisitions borrowed $10.4 million from OakNorth Bank for 66 West 45th Street, 66 West 45th Street, and 66 West 45th Street, Midtown West, Manhattan on September 18, 2025.
• AYA Acquisitions borrowed $23 million from Bank of Montreal for 325 West 42 Street on August 28, 2025.
• AYA Acquisition borrowed $34.6 million from OakNorth Bank for 66 West 45th Street, 66 West 45th Street, and 66 West 45th Street, Midtown West, Manhattan on August 28, 2025.
• HNA Group sold 66 West 45th Street, 66 West 45th Street, and 66 West 45th Street, Midtown West, Manhattan for $54.7 million to AYA Acquisitions on August 28, 2025.
• Carmel Partners ground leased 225 East 63 Street valued at $45 million to AYA Acquisitions on November 26, 2024.
• AYA Acquisition borrowed $33.8 million from Derby Copeland Capital for 225 East 63 Street on November 26, 2024.
• BentallGreenOak sold 125 Riverside Drive for $31 million to AYA Acquisitions on January 30, 2024.
• AYA Acquisition borrowed $15.9 million from First Horizon Bank for 125 Riverside Drive on January 30, 2024.
• AYA Acquisition borrowed $9.4 million from First Horizon Bank for 125 Riverside Drive on January 30, 2024.
Latest Stories:
• AYA signs $23M refi with Bank of Montreal for 3 walkups in Hell’s Kitchen (September 05, 2025)
• $50M loan with JPMorgan Chase signed for 13 AYA-affiliated properties in Manhattan (May 13, 2025)
• AYA pays $45M to Carmel for 151-unit rental in Lenox Hill (December 20, 2024)
• AYA pays $31M to BentallGreenOak for UWS rentals, down from $85M in 2013 (February 02, 2024)
• Aya Acquisitions pays $20M for three walkups in Hell’s Kitchen (April 06, 2023)
• Aya Acquisitions pays $50.8M for 95-unit rental in Upper West Side (July 14, 2022)
• Coliving firm Aya pays $44M to Kokot Realty for 7 rental properties in Manhattan (June 29, 2022)
• AYA pays $7.9M to Barry Leon for two walkups in Kips Bay (March 04, 2022)
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